5 things I have learned about postgrad
What day of the week is it again? It seems I’ve been asking myself that question a lot lately. When you live a life of no routine and no set […]
Tag Archives: Growth
I’m Dating
I received a text from a friend the other day. It read: “Everyone’s waiting for the day you give someone a chance.” This wasn’t the first time I heard that. I was just […]
Why Postgrad Has Taught Me To “Return to Love”
About a year ago, a friend of mine told me, “Out of all the people I know, I feel like you’re the most ready for postgrad.” I smiled and shrugged. At the […]
Rachel in “I Am” Ep. 1 by Vincent Trinh
A couple of weeks ago as I returned home to the Bay Area upon graduating college, I met up with a local Instagrammer by the name of @dojobeats (Vincent Trinh). I have […]
Finding My Way Back Home
My oh my, have these past couple of weeks been a whirlwind. And I thought I owe you all an update. I’ve gone through a lot of changes as of […]
This Is Going To Sound So Cliché
…but I’ve always done what was “right” and “good” in my life. When friends come up to me, they often praise and compliment me for who I am and what I’ve done–as […]
I Hope to Never Lose My Excitement
The older you get, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you are about the world and your place in it. It’s easy to become dissuaded about […]
One Girl, Four Years of PACN
The first day I walked up to the Kababayan booth at the Anteater Involvement Fair my freshman year of college, the first thing I asked was, “How can I be a part […]
Why I decided to leave my small town
“You were always the best,” my teacher laughed to another. “I never had to worry about you.” She then mentioned how API (Asian-Pacific Islander Club) has never been the same since […]
Twentytwo
“There is nothing to look forward to at twenty-two,” people said. I’ve never been someone who thought much of birthdays (at least, of those for myself). All I could ever ask […]
No Shame. Music Connects People.
There is no shame in that I clearly have no life if my past ten Instagram posts have had something to do concerning Meg & Dia / Archis / Dia […]
I Am Going Rogue
I’ve been experiencing a premature quarter-life crisis as of late. (And just to note, I am extremely angry that I stayed up until 5am last night and queued this post […]
2014 in review: A year of milestones and putting myself out there
2014 was a great year for my blog and it was just a wonderful year in general (and I have this blog to thank for continuing to chronicle my journeys […]
Interviewing On Your Period (and the Regrets to Ensue from this Post)
A whole night of my confusion and stressing and my period and second-guessing my fan-girling over my interview tonight and whether I should have posted the video or not, and […]
I Am Who I Always Have Been
It’s strange to look back on photos. Photos you deemed noteworthy or life-changing during that moment’s notice. You transport yourself back into that state of mind in which you found […]
beauty within 